I don't believe the story
But maybe it's one I need to hear
You get one hell of a party
Oh, even if the spirit's insincere
'Cause I hate beginnings
But can't handle ends
So is it worse to marry?
Or to die as friends?
When you don't believe the story
But maybe It's one you need to hear
Well, as half the folks I know start to go
It's becoming all too clear
Brian ordered his old-fashioned, after I ordered mine
We compared notes on what brought us to this double-tree
At the icy waterline
I bemoaned the ceremony
He said his kids would be okay
When I was singing Benny King, he was living out the fifty ways
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Oh man, I got to thinkin'
After we'd been drinking
Maybe what they say is true?
'Cause I don't believe the story
But maybe it's one I need to hear
You get one hell of a party
Oh, even if the spirit's insincere
'Cause I hate beginnings
But can't handle ends
So is it worse to marry?
Or to die as friends?
When you don't believe the story
But maybe It's one you need to hear
Well, as half the folks I know start to go
It's becoming all too clear
Five years ago, Catherine referenced the insurmountable
By two years ago, at the altar
I assumed she'd been held accountable
I had my suspicions, but it wasn't my place
And now he's wasting his breath, just trying to plead his case
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Oh man, I started thinkin'
After we'd been drinking
That maybe what they say is true?
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'Cause I hate beginnings
Oh, can't handle ends
So is it worse to marry?
Or to die as friends?
When you don't believe the story
But maybe It's one you need to hear
Well, as half the folks I know start to go
It's becoming all too clear